Tooth-cleaning device



Oct. 27 1925 o. WARING TOOTH CLEANING DEVICE Filed Aug. 11. 1924 Fig.1,F151,,

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OLAF I. WARING, OF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICANDRUG- GIS'IS SYNDICATE, OF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OENEW YORK.

TOOTH-CLEANING DEVICE.

Application filed August 11, 1924.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, OLAF l. \VARING, a citizen of the United States,residing at 154- Eleventh Street, Long Island City, county of Queens,and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inTooth-Cleaning Devices, ol which the tollowing is a specification.

This invention relates essentiall to a de vice for cleaning teeth whichis sanitary and inexpensive, so that it can be sold with a dentifricewithout appreciable increase in cost.

The invention is designed to provide a device having a soft tubularrubber end suitable for rubbing over the teeth ot a person. incombination with a moist cleanser such as dental cream placed in thetubular end.

The tundan'iental objects of the invention are to provide means at therubbing end ot the device for receiving a predetermined quantity of thedentifrice for cleaning a set of teeth and to have a tooth cleaningdevice which will readily enter between the teeth without cutting orbruising; the grams of the user.

The invention resides more particularly in the novel combinationshereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to theaccompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of a de. vice euibedying thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the lower end of the device.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modilication.

Fig. l is a vertical section of Fig. 3.

In the drawing the numeral 5 designates a handle which is preferablymade of hard rubber or wood. The lower part (it the handle has a stem (3of smaller diameter so as to provide means for fastening by cement-Serial No. 731,350.

ing' or otherwise lining to it a memb -r T made of pliable rubber tubinThe tubular member is about the same diameter as the handle so as togive an unbroken or flush joint 8 to prevent lodgn'ient of" dirt and topermit it to be easily cleaned. The stem projects into the upper part,of the tube and the lower portion at the latter HLIHS as a recepta lefor receiving a small quantity ot' tooth paste or dental cream.

When using the device the receptacle is tilled and the tubular end isbrushed over the teeth the movement back and forth bends the tubular endbelow the stem from right to lett thereby gradually squeezing out thepaste to mix with the saliva.

As indi 'ated in Fig. 2) the lower end of the tubular member fl isprovided with an elongated lower portion 10 to give more SUi thee tocontact with the teetl and its bottom 11 is concaved to lit thecurvature or protile ot' the teeth.

I claim:

1. A. tooth cleaning device comprising a handle, a tubular elasticmember lined to the handle with the handle closing: the engaged end. aportion of said elastic meta her cxteiiding beyond said handle and adapted to receive a dentifrice in the pocliet so Formed.

A tooth cleaning devic ron'iprising a handle, a tubular elastic memberlived to the handle with the handle closing the engaged end, a portionof said elastic member extending beyond said handle and adapted toreceive a dentifrice in the pocket so termed. said member terininat ingat one end with a trai'isverse extension presenting: an outer arcuateworking: face.

In testimon i whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

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